Recent content by RyanB

It was made as a composite with the individual images as layers arranged in Photoshop. I used a Canon 600D with a Soviet era mirror lens (MTO 500/8) handheld with 5 stacked filters ND1000 + (2x) ND8 + ND128 + UV Settings were, ISO100, ss 1/1000, the lens is a fixed f8 and I used zoomed in live...

Thanks Jeremy, hardest part was finding it in the live view. I tried using a tripod at first but couldn't seem to zero in on the thing, the ball head drooping and reflections on the screen made it tough. Handheld was much easier in the end.

Some great results here, wish we had some cloud cover really adds to the shots. Well the large format lens worked to project the eclipse just fine although it was a bit bright on the card. I also used an old crop DSLR with a 500mm mirror lens with a ND1000+2x ND8+ ND128 and a UV filter...

Couldn't source any glasses so I decided to use an old 400mm large format lens to project onto white card, should make a much larger viewing image than the pinhole method. I shall see how it goes...

@gramps Without a banana for scale can we just assume that pole is around 10ft? ;)

Like buying shoes when you're a kid It's always smart to leave a little room for growth ;) I still have a few on the workbench under repair plus these are just the 'good' ones.

My birthday present from my daughter, a new display cabinet. I think I have a problem... :ROFLMAO:

Yay, so I'm in the hot seat. You sure @ajophotog Alby I really don't mind ;) , awesome shot btw. I sheepishly will admit if I hadn't been back and forth to the hospital so much this last week and not forgotten to vote you would have had another point on your total. If not, I guess I better...

Pretty much, you would need a speedlight i.e. flash which has the ability to be used in slave mode (most do but some don't) and when your on camera flash fires a sensor on the speedlight detects the flash and also fires. It's power, angle and modifiers used will greatly affect the results. You...

Not sure what you mean by umbrella lamps but no constant led lights are going to beat a flash's power for stills but then a flash would be no good for video. Unless its important that they are dual purpose I would look at getting a flash for the stills and an led for the video. What kind of...

I misplaced my Logan cutter a couple years ago and picked up one of those Jakar ones as I was pressed for time, to say it was terrible would be an understatement. The ruler wasn't bad ( hard to screw up a metal ruler) but the cutter itself couldn't cut straight no matter what I did.

I am also a Logan user, had the same kit since the late 90's and its still going strong. I have been through a few packs of blades though. Great kit once you get the technique down. I also have an A2 sliding guillotine for the OD of the mount which makes long straight cuts easy. If you're...

Gallop Through the Flowers

Did you apply ai sharpening in your processing? Slightly overbaked I'm thinking, if I jack up the ai sharpening to the max(or near to it) light sources go a bit odd like this on occasion.

Having not seen one come up for auction before, it being so cheap, and despite me not really 'needing' it I just got a Canon EF 50-200mm f3.5-4.5 L. £75 with 2 fluorite elements and a noisy slow arc drive focus motor. Glass is pristine and its fully functional after all these years, a bit slow...